Vijay Madhavan is an Indian classical dancer.
Early years and education
A disciple of
Chitra Visweswaran, Madhavan showed an acumen for classical
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
from a young age. He received a degree in
Zoology
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
and obtained full-time work as a software product analyst prior to leaving the business world to concentrate fully on
Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of S ...
.
Bharatanatyam
In addition to owning his own dance school,
he is also face of
Jaya TV
Jaya TV HD is a Tamil language satellite television channel based in Chennai, India. Jaya TV HD is also broadcast to the expatriate Tamil community via various media partnerships. Hemant Sahai of HSA had Jaya TV HD as his first client. Jaya TV ...
where he performs to the
Bharathiyar song ''senthamizh nadenum pothinilae'' each morning. He is a regular performer in the
Bhagavata Mela Natakams and in August 2002 he won the Vasanthalakshmi - Narasimhachari Endowment Award for Talent Promotion.
Personal life
Madhavan is married to
carnatic vocalist Sumitra Vasudev, a disciple of
Vidushi Vedavalli
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Indian male dancers
Bharatanatyam exponents
Indian dance teachers
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